Selectmen's meeting

Meeting Date
2013-03-19
Board
Present
Dodi Thompson, Chris Smith, Jeffrey Rackliff

• Read and approved minutes from previous meeting. Opened and distributed mail.
• Warrant #6 was reviewed and signed.
• Received a letter from Robert Weingarten in regards to the proposed wind power ordinance.

Adjourned meeting due to power outage.

Selectmen's meeting

Meeting Date
2013-03-26
Board
Present
Dodi Thompson, Chris Smith, Jeffrey Rackliff, Marti Gross, Annie Tibbetts
  • Opened and distributed mail. Read and approved minutes from previous meeting.
  • Chris Smith reported on recent road damage due to storms. Wash outs on Besse Road, Stream Road and Mountain Road made them impassable. There was also damage to Mason Road. 50%  of the road maintenance budget was used repairing all the damage.
  • All contractors doing work for the Town of Vienna must file a copy of either liability insurance or Workers Comp.
  • Voted to apply to TD Bank for a Tax Anticipation Note. We would like to have the TAN in place by early April.
  • Signed two quit claim deeds to clear up old liens. Annie Tibbetts notarized. Selectmen signed paperwork for new tax collector.

Selectmen's meeting

Meeting Date
2013-04-02
Board
Present
Dodi Thompson, Chris Smith, Jeffrey Rackliff, Brian Church, Marti Gross, Donald
Tibbetts, Colleen Meader
  • Opened and distributed mail. Read and approved minutes from previous meeting.
  • Reviewed and signed Warrant #7.
  • Brian discussed repairs made to the Fire Truck.
  • Chris gave a report on the roads. Road Commissioner Dan Goucher is currently out of town, and Jr. Meader is covering for him in his absence.
  • Tax Anticipation Note will be for $100,000 at 3.99% interest to be paid in full on or before December 31, 2013. The money will be in the town account by Thursday, April 4th.
  • Signed the engagement letter from Stephen Hopkins, town auditor.
  • Reorganized old septic system records while looking for a plan requested by Fred Webber.

Adjourned meeting at 9:11 PM.

Selectmen's meeting

Meeting Date
2013-04-09
Board
Present
Dodi Thompson, Chris Smith, Jeffrey Rackliff, Brian Church, David and Diane Briggs
  • Opened and distributed mail. Read and approved minutes from previous meeting
  • Discussed the abatement on the Briggs property, resulting from combining two contiguous lots and reassessing per John Sexton. There was also a discussion on the damage done to Klir Beck road during a logging operation over the winter.
  • Tax maps have been updated by Creston Gaither dba York Hill Surveying. He has submitted a list of changes per tax transfers from April 1, 2012 to April 1, 2013. Property cards will be updated by Dodi and John Sexton, who is also working on changes due to permits for new construction.
  • Other discussions: Roads, 30 Mile Watershed, rate of fees charged by the town.

Meeting adjourned at 8:15.

Selectmen's meeting

Meeting Date
2013-04-16
Board
Present
Dodi Thompson, Chris Smith, Jeffrey Rackliff, Marti Gross
  • Reviewed and signed Warrant #8.
  • Opened and distributed mail.
  • Road report: Dan Goucher has bulldozed the upper end of the Davis Road and Klir Beck. He also flushed the culvert near Parker Pond, which continues to have problems caused by beavers. The damaged pavement was repaired on Klir Beck Road.
  • The selectmen put in writing the rate of pay offered to contractors who work on town roads. “The Town of Vienna agrees to pay road contractors the following: The labor reimbursement and drive rate (as set by the Department of Transportation in any given year) plus up to an additional 25%.
  • Read and approved minutes from the previous meeting.
  • Chris will order flags for the graves of veterans in town cemeteries.

Adjourned at 7:40.